Opinion

To people of the great state of Colorado

I am asking for any and all information about your state to be sent to me. Please send me postcards,…

January 29, 2017

Cartoon unfairly singled out Dick White

Over the last four years, three successive Durango City Councils have voted unanimously to impose unwelcome rate increases needed to…

January 29, 2017

Editorials

Broken promises undermine EPA’s social contract with communities

FILE – In this Aug. 10, 2015, file photo, Silverton, Colo., resident Melanie Bergolc walks along the banks of Cement…

January 29, 2017

Letters to the Editor

Pipelines will impact Warren Buffet

The Clintons and Obamas have been against the Keystone and Dakota pipelines because their big contributor is Warren Buffet, owner…

January 28, 2017

Letters to the Editor

Shout-out from the guy in the Pathfinder

I have a broken sternum, lots of colorful bruises and many sore muscles. My 1989 metallic blue Pathfinder gave its…

January 28, 2017

Letters to the Editor

In reference to an airport expansion

Now we must kick hard again. There are 7.5 acres adjoining the airport terminal for sale – and 35 more…

January 28, 2017

Letters to the Editor

Bad example of our tax dollars at work

The costs to perform this feat of security gymnastics is in the multi-millions so far. The cost is being born…

January 27, 2017

Letters to the Editor

Trump isn’t perfect, but he’s American

In all fairness, the more open pundits did admit that there had never been a crowd as massive as was…

January 27, 2017

Editorials

Early-childhood education is vital; all kids deserve a full day of kindergarten

Kindergartner Isabella Bjornson and her mother, Jo Ann, attend a school ice-cream social at Madison Manor Park in Arlington, Va.,…

January 27, 2017

Letters to the Editor

Why no story on inauguration boycott?

The Herald is not considered “objective journalism” by very many in La Plata County. Prove them wrong for once and…

January 27, 2017

Letters to the Editor

Pruitt unqualified to be head of EPA

Pruitt is known for a number of things – as an ally of fossil fuels, a climate change denier and…

January 27, 2017

Letters to the Editor

Editorial toon choice showed blatant bias

You continue to prejudice the American public against President Trump and negate the hopes for unity in this already divided…

January 27, 2017

Letters to the Editor

Ban bikes with gears, drop handlebars

Thinking more clearly, it makes more sense to enforce the existing rules than to ban certain types of technology! Tim…

January 27, 2017

Letters to the Editor

Get a grip on reality; Donald Trump won

My response to him is, “Trashing Trump doesn’t change a thing. He won. Get over it, take a cold shower…

January 27, 2017

Editorials

Transition poses challenges to public access and government transparency

du1-i-syn In recent days at the USDA, employees have been instructed to centralize all media inquiries and direct them to…

January 26, 2017

Letters to the Editor

Addressing our health care concerns

“Plans come and go, and more often than not, don’t cover my doctors.” “I hate the surprise bills and I’m…

January 25, 2017

Letters to the Editor

County wants more than we can afford

With the existing financial constraints placed upon the county budget, it would seem inappropriate to suggest a $291,000 upgrade to…

January 25, 2017

Letters to the Editor

If Trump does not divest, impeach him

As he himself said, ”I cannot unknow what I know.” So, just because he says his sons will run his…

January 25, 2017

Editorials

Spruce beetle infestation in the San Juans showing no real signs of slowing

du1-i-syn Frustration, too, both with the seeming inevitability of the plague, and with the announcement itself. Local forest aficianados claim…

January 25, 2017

Letters to the Editor

Fort Lewis men’s team is an inspiration

However, over the course of the game, it wasn’t just the impeccable record that caught my attention. It was the…

January 24, 2017

Letters to the Editor

Are bus scanners best use of 9-R funds?

After all, what 6-year-old (or 15-year-old, for that matter) would have trouble keeping track of a bus card that must…

January 24, 2017

Letters to the Editor

Park Elementary thankful for support

On behalf of Park’s student body and staff we would like to thank the Durango community for the outpouring of…

January 24, 2017

Letters to the Editor

Nothing former about Lymanâ€™s Olympics

Twice the article referred to Judge Lyman as a former Olympian. There are former presidents and former football and baseball…

January 24, 2017

Editorials

Assisted suicide is legal in Colorado, but local hospitals are opting out

legal in Colorado, but local hospitals are opting out at this time

January 24, 2017